Tucker Carlson ratchets up criticism of Duckworth, calls her a 'coward'

[TomCADem]

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Source: MSN

Fox News host Tucker Carlson escalated his criticism of Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) on Tuesday night, calling her a "coward" for refusing to come on his show without a public apology.

The Fox News host said his show reached out to the Illinois Democrat's office to invite her on the program to have a "vigorous, reasoned exchange between adults." But he said a representative "informed us that before even considering our request, we must first issue a public apology for criticizing" the senator.

"Keep in mind that Tammy Duckworth is not a child, at least not technically - she is a sitting United States senator, who is often described as a hero," he said. "Yet Duckworth is too afraid to defend her own statements on a cable TV show. What a coward."

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"It's long been considered out of bounds to question a person's patriotism. It's a very strong charge, and we try not ever to make it. But in the face of all of this, the conclusion can't be avoided. These people actually hate America. There's no longer a question about that," he said.

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I can see why Tucker Carlson is considered a Presidential front runner. He is taking a page out of Trump's playbook and attacking the winner of Purple Heart as being a coward even though he himself led a privileged life going to private boarding schools and a private college. This is what really probably pisses Tucker Carlson off. Tammy Duckworth is a woman,a military veteran, and a person of color who rose to be Senator.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/04/25/donald-trump-john-mccain-disservice-america/3581009002/

President Donald Trump on the late Sen. John McCain: 'He did the nation a tremendous disservice'

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump again railed against late Republican Sen. John McCain on Thursday, calling the Vietnam veteran's vote against a skinny repeal of Obamacare "disgraceful."

In an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity, Trump brought up McCain, the Arizona senator who died last August, while discussing future plans to reshape health care and the future of the Affordable Care Act. Trump said Republicans had a plan done but it was shot down due to McCain.

Then, Trump rekindled the infamous moment in 2017 when McCain voted against a Republican-led effort to repeal portions of Obamacare, walking to the front of the Senate floor and giving a thumbs-down gesture.

"He did the Republican Party a tremendous disservice and he did the nation a tremendous disservice, tremendous, and it’s unfortunate," Trump said of McCain, the Republicans' 2008 presidential nominee. "He went thumbs-down at the very last moment and I thought it was a disgraceful thing to do and very, very bad for our country and bad for health care."